---
title: "sqrt"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/PSJC/434995575/sqrt"
format: markdown
---
> Macro (aura-html)


## Description

> Macro (excerpt)
> 
> Returns a positive square root.

Returns a positive square root.

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Syntax** | sqrt(number) | **Package** |  |
| **Alias** |  | **Pkg Usage** |  |

## Parameters

| Parameter name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| number | Number | Yes | Number you want the square root for. |

## Return Type

**Number**

## Example

```javascript
number a =sqrt(16);
print("a= " + a);
number b = sqrt(100);
print("b= " + b);
```


Prints: a= 4;

           b= 10;

  



## See also

> Macro (contentbylabel)